Health: The ACA architect’s prior failed health insurance program
Jonathan Gruber's history of failed health insurance programs. He was the architect of the failed Massachusetts program and went on to design the failed ACA.
Education: The NYC-based New School drastically cutting programs
Another university announces cutbacks. Last night, saw that SFSU (CA) has -26% enrollment decline and Sonoma State Univ down by -39%.
Education: How family wealth influences SAT scores
Coming from family wealth really does lead to higher SAT scores - and many more opportunities.
Economy: Apartment rental vacancies reach all-time high
Rental prices are also dropping.
Heart attack symptoms that are often ignored or overlooked
Lesser-known symptoms of a heart attack: shortness of breath, weakness, pressure in jaw or neck, sudden onset fatigue. You may not have any chest pain.
Health: Few people who’ve had heart attacks make meaningful changes post heart attack
Surprisingly, most people who have had a heart attack do not take known steps to reduce their risk of another heart attack.
Business
Demographics
Economy
Finance
Gen Z/Generational issues
Media
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Gen Z: In 2019, the average age of Gen Z was 14 years old
This 2019 journalism'ish says Abercrombie was targeting Gen Z consumers with buy now, pay later ... who averaged 14 years old in 2019.
Update: 60-70% of consumers are “paycheck-to-paycheck” every year
In 2025, per Fortune, 40% of those earning $500,000 or more per year are living paycheck-to-paycheck which points to a spending problem as we have supersized or upscaled our lifestyles.
Statistics: Absolute versus Relative Risk
Fun with statistics: Relative risk versus Absolute Risk. Most of the time, particularly with medical drugs, we only hear the relative risk values.
EV: Electric vehicle range in cold winter temperatures
Discovered the Tesla Model 3 Long Range EV sees a -25% to -40% drop in range at 18-21 degrees F, with useful range falling as low as 120 miles (read…